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41 sx iro VOLUME VIII. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, ORE., THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1909. NUMBER 145. FRUIT PROSPECTS IHD1CATE CROP V'-THAT"-WILL SURFKS ALL RECORDS REPORTS MEAN THOUSANDS TO VALLEY FRUIT GROWERS MIRTH POWDER VALLEY-VIES COVE, April 8. Special Fruit growers on this Bide of the valley say that the prospect for an extraordi iinry crop of all fruits waB never bet ter. Cherries and berries especially, promise to bring thousands of dol lars to the orchardlsts of this com munity. Tne apple orchards are In the finest condition, and have been more carefully pruned and sprayed .during the past year than ever be fore. Very little diseased fruit will be seen this fall. Same From Union. UNION, April 8. Special No dam age has been done by the frost in this nd of the fruit belt. The harvest of apples, pears plums and berries, and the moBt Important one of dollars promises to be larger than e,ver be fore. Lewis brothers of La Grande have taken charge of the large Town Jey orchards, and are very busy prun ing, burning brush etc., and makUig ready to take care of the immense crop that is confidently expected. NORTH POWDER, April 8. Special This section, in which the memory of those who are not the "oldest in habitants," did not raise enough fruit to make a dozen pies, is experiencing .a condition that will in a few years result in making North Powder a shipping point for dozens of car loads of fruit. In the surrounding loot hills there are orchards on al to visit this new spring at the time ! You . . T Our Stock Is Complete in every detail, and should you want any thing from a yard of calico to the newest tailor-made spring suit, WE HAVE IT. will soon be here. Now is the time to get your new suit and hat. Just received a delayed shipment of hand tailored suits and skirts.: GOME IN AND SEE THEM. WITH GRANDE ROME most every quarter section and the apples, pears, prunes and berries from these foot hill ranches are en tirely free from disease and of ex ceptional quality. No damage haB been done by frost. The apples, ac cording to Mr. John O'Bryan, of up per Wolf creek, are about as far along as in Grande Ronde, and unless the unexpected happens, there will be but little necessity of bringing in any kind of fruit outside this fall. CHINESE ACT TONIGHT. See Billy Sanborn In his only orig inal Chink act tonight at the Pas time. Sanborn, whose father was - mis sionary in China, gained quite an insight, to the language, and later when he returned to Pekiu as court reporter for a San Francisco daily, he became further proficient, so that today he is known thru California as the best Chinese linguist In this coun try. Bordeaux arid La Janeuse will also make a change in their part of the program. The pictures taken on board the French training ship are a novelty in pictures as is also a tale of the Esquimaux. store at any time to inspect our lines, whether you intend buying or not. THE FAIR RED MEN "DRY" ....... Nes Perce Indian Opposed to Liquor Trafllc lu Idaho. LEWISTON, Idaho. April 8. When prohibition leaders begin their fight here, they will receive support of Nes Perce ludians. If the Indians do not change , their minds . they will gjve the "Wets" a hard fight. The Indians voters' league was busy all winter in structing the ted meu lu duties of citizenship. DESPERADOES DO All llfll HI THIRTY-FIVE GAMBLERS ROBBFD OP MANY FAT JACK POTS OGDEN, Utah, April 8. Five unmask ed desperadoes held up 35 meu, in the White Elephant saloon gambling house at 1 o'clock this morning, ob taining $2500 dollars; they backed out and escaped. They entered unnot iced. Gamblers at the tables were startled by the command "Hold up your hands." Seventy hands, drop ping their chips and cards, went up. SHOP IS POPULAR. Christiansen Bros, arc experiencing a good patronage and everybody goes away' satisfied. Their barber shop is new and good service is promised. C. C. Willis of Missoula, Mont., in here to asume the night shift at the Western Union office in place of Mr. Miles. mviite cl TS Fl II 111 CASTRO DRIVEN TO EXILE THREE COUNTRIES IN PACT EX-PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA DEPORTED FROM FRANCE Ihpoxrd Ruler Is Ordered Away From Island of 31nrtluliiue hy French (ovrruiucnt Today Three Big Nat Ions Agree to Turn Him From There Shores. PARIS, April 8. CIprano Castro, former president of Zenzuela, and who has been defiant in attitude towards the United States, practically became an exile from the Western Hemis phere through a decision of the French government today to deport him from Fort De France, Island of Martinique, where he landed yester day after he had been refused per mission to debark at Colon or Trini dad. Castro lost his power last fall when he left for Europe to undergo an op eration. The order expelling him from the Island is pursuant to an agreement between France, the States and England. i , . v...: HHJ LOMJE AFFAIR. Joint Affair Will he Held in ur Future In This CIt. All members of the local lodge of M. W. A., La Grande camp No. 7703, and their wives and all members of the Royal Neighbors and their wives will hold a Joint supper two weeks from last Monday night. Visiting lodge members and their wives are alBO Invited. Invitations will be sent out. but attendance does not de pend on them alone. All members should come anyway. MUST UNCONSCIOUS SIX OAYS BEFOHE CURTAIN DROPS ON ACTRESS SANTA ANA, Calif., April 8. Ma dame Helen Modjeska, famous Polish actress and singer, died at 10 o'clock this morning. Death came after six days of un consciousness following a lingering illness from Brtght's disease. Her husband. Count Chlapowkl and her son, Ralph Modjeska were at the bed side. (iood Friday Senior. St. Peter's Church. Morning Prayer and Aute-tConimunia 10 a. in. Litany and Penitential office.. 3 p. in. Evening Prayer and address 7:;:0 n. m. fmlt he:id In SPECIAL FASTER MUMC. . Easter Sunday will b repleM with easter music at the M. E church un der the efficient management o the Leader, Miss Laura Greea; seve-al solos, anthems and gronb selections will be rendered during the morning and evening service t MOTOR ROUTES Notel Senlce to be Started Between Duytou And Pendleton. DAYTON, Wash., Ayrll 8. Olllcfal announcement was mude here today that gasoline motor Her 'ho wl!l shortly be Inaugurated on ih O. U. A N. llneB between. Dayton aad f'eiul' ton. The 8tnlnmet ! oiukI Hn a bulletin to that effect iwlvod. f oi.i the general unfile depiu'iinci t of th: Haniman Hues at Omaha. FRUITMEN ASSERT COLO NIGHTS PROVE BENEFICIAL TO BUDS' Frosts that occur almost nightly this week are having no detrimental effects on the fruit crop, In fact is proving something of value at this time. Unless ' days are abnormally warm for two weeks to como, frosts slmillar to those occurring this week will have no chance to do the fn.it harm. Peaches and pear buda ire the nearest to bloom of any of the locally-grown fruit but even they have not reached the danger point. Some alarm was felt this morning but fruit men from various pnrta of the valley all affirm 'that there is no danger 's week. society .''''' ' " NO ISRIDME MONEV. Snake River Bridge Appropriation Is Unconstitutional. SALEM, April 15. Act passed by the 1900 legislature authorizing the ap propriation of $10,000 for construc ting of a bridge across Snake river from Ontario, Malheur county, Into Idaho was declared unconstitutional. The bill was introduced by Represen tative Brooke of Harney and Malheur counties, but Malheur wbb unable' to raise the money. PORTLAND WHEAT HIGH. PORTLAND, April 8. Again Port land wheat touched a new record when a hiiihII lot of blue nteni Hold for 11-10.. This breaks the record of the city 5 cents. RF. GENTS IN QUANDARY. Ashland Commercial Club Will Pay Partial Salaries. SALEM, April 8. There Is no im provement in the conditions surround ing the state sanction for contluance of the Ashland normal school. A meeting of the state board of normal school regents, scheduled for this afternoon,, was postponed until morn ing so they can receive more favor able news from the school. Without notifving the rebuts, the Ashland commercial club authorized that the salaries of the teachers be partially paid. S.P.T HJbWTH FALLS TRAINS WILL BE RUNNING INTO CITY IN TWENTY DAKS' KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., April 8. People of this city are all In ex citement the past week due to the fact that the Southern Pacific trains, are to be running through the city within 20 days. The roadbed to the city has been completed and workmen are now constructing a bridge across the river. RECENT FROSTS DO NO INJURY OUCHES mm to RISE UP, MAYBE PROFIT TO ALL FARMERS SITES VERY EASILY SECURED WAREHOUSES AS BUILT ELSE. WHERE MAY COAIE HERS If Plans now under way inuture at Saturday's Meeting The . Yalle Will be Studded With Co-operatbe ' Warehouses For Farmers Orguul icr Hopeful. Warehouses for exclusive use by members of the local Co-operative Farmers association will be built at the principal O. II. & N. stations in Union county, if plans to be advanced at the meeting of the Farmers to be held in the Elks hall next Saturday afternoon. Mature organizer Cox re ports that the Oranges of the county will join with the association and work jointly for the fulfillment of . this and other objects. Mr. Cox af firms that the association has the. privilege of building on O. R.. & N. property anywheie convenient to all and that such has beeu successfully done elsewhere. It means higher prices and better results he says, for every commodity which the farmer , has. Hay an.7r2u. 'can be stored at the warehouses, potatoes and fruit can be held there where the best, buy ers can see them and orders can be filled promptly. Warehouses for grain and potatoes Is "all the go" In Wash ington. Profiting by . experience there, Mr. Cox hopes' to convince the farmers here that they are the best and most plausible solution for every one concerned. He haB a bushel of arguments tending to prove his as sertions. Indications are that a large meet ing will be held on Saturady us ' those who are now members have taken a Btrong hold of the project and are working it along rapidly. BUY TICKETS TO PRESENT TICKET NUISANCE WILL DISr APPEAR MAY THIRD The general passenger department of the O. R. & N., has announced that it will participate with the Cen tral Railroad of 'Oregon, a 'line run-, nlug between Union on the O. R. & N., main line south of La O.-au.i-and Cove, a distance of 18 milta, la the sale of tickets. A new tariff eiCe covering this agreement, has just been Issued and become! ef fective May 3. This Joint agreement was reached as the result of the sale of the Central Railroad, the nW management satisfying the O. R. u N. that such an arangement w.ih jiiRtl- fled by the traffic and would be mut ually convenient To La Grande and Union this l especially gratifying news. At port ent it Is a decided nuisance to pir chntte tickets to Unio.i station ant Vnnr'pjty the- otbvr VoH nJ'.iv go three miles to Union town. WILL HOLD SALE. The ladies AidSociety of the Cen tral Church of Chriswlll hold a bon net, apron and cook food Bale at the Russel Meat Market next Saturday. If you are In need of any of these wares, call at the sale Before making. 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